Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-18
News Notes.


Those who wish to know if their
letters are advertised will read the
complete list in the HERALD this
morning.
The track of the S. p. r. r. in
Arizona has been repaired from the
damage by washouts and trains are
running regularly again.
The few hot days last week had a
charming effect on the strawbe rry
crop, giving the fruit beautiful red
tint, and increasing its sweetness to a
great degree.
The City Council will meet this
afternoon and will consider several
important matters, among which is
the granting of the franchise for a
cable railway on Main street.
The new orange crop is rather light
this year, so that orange growers will
be able to secure full rates for their
crops. Orange growing is never likely
TO be overdone in Southern California.
The good people of Pasadena will
vote tomorrow on the proposition to
issue $192, 900 in bonds for the pur-
pose of sewering the city. The prop
osition will doubtless be carried by a
large majority.
A lot of young men without any
visible means of support are on the
street, mainly in the night. They are
apparently thieves and will need
watching. Householders will see that
doors and windows are properly
fastened.
Serious complaint is made by the
people living in the west part of the
city and Cahuenga valley about the
very bad condition of Temple street at
the dummy railway crossing. 1t is
too bad for light carriages by day and
for all teams at night.
Frank Leach and Mart Levy took
ride into the country yesterday on
horseback and on their return met a
stranger who was in a hurry to reach
town. Leach lent him his horse which
belonged to Wickersh ans stable, and
has not seen the animal since.
The DEVILS Auction with its Won
derful spectacular and mechanical
effects, its imps and fairies, it trap
doors and deceptions will commence
at the Opera House tonight and
Judging from the advance sale there
will be no vacant seats during the
week.
With three passenger cars yesterday
the electric railway carried 2200 pas
sengers for an average distance of four
and half miles. Had sufficient cars
been here at least 5000 persons could
have been carried. Additional cars
have been purchased but have not
arrived yet.
Sheriff Kays yesterday received a
dispatch from Governor Ross of Texas,
stating that Shad White was his
agent for the purpose OF bringing back
to Texas, Captain 7. f. Oglesby. This
will probably settle the matter and
White will to-day start for the Lone
Star State with the ranger captain.
At 2 o'clock this morning Watch
man Mccullough found the door of
Forster's saloon No. Z North Main
street open. He found Officer Dalton
and the two entered the saloon. Some
fellow was inside and when the Off
GERS arrived he skipped out. About
So was missing from the till.
The proprietors of the Rosecrans
tract have purchased the materials for
Il dummy railway to be constructed
from the south city boundary to their
lands near Compton, and will at once
commence grading. They have OBJ
tanned the right of way for their road
and will erect large $4,000 hotel in
a plat of four acres OF trees, shrubs and
flowers.
The Tribune of Friday had notice
OF the saving OF the life OF young
man at Santa Monica bya man named
Armitage, of this city. On inq uiry, it
appears that the first person to reach
the drowning man was the bold
swimmer Hugh Walters, aged Il.
He caught the drowning man by the
hair, and while towing the man
ashore, was met by Armitage, who
bravely assisted in getting the man
ashore and saving his life. Hugh de-
serves a share OF honor in this dam
gerous and noble work.